Life in the future（Period 4 Reading and Writing）
(give students four minutes to read and consider the statements.)t: let’s check the answers.if it is wrong, please correct it.s: 1.i think the first sentence is wrong.the two objects should be exchanged.that is to say, the friendliest creatures are the mu-mu, while the most interesting creatures are the tiny dimpods.t: right.what about the next?s: 2.it is false.human beings must wear red nightlights on the helmets so that they can see in the dark.but the mu-mus don’t need it because they can see in the dark.t: good.is the third one wrong?s: 3.i think it is right.t: right.what about the next one?s: 4.it is wrong.the tiny dimpods can skip round the pipes and between the wooden walls of the space station.t: i agree with you.s: 5.the fifth and the sixth are right.t: excellent.now, let’s read the last paragraph and combine what we just read to finish the following chart.name of creaturemu-mudimpodssizebigtinyappearancethey are tall and thin with shell-covered“leg”.they are small, just the size of a little cat.colorthey have black and white faces.they are purple or blue and the color changes depending on their mood.personality1.they see in the dark so they live in an area without light of any kind.2.they are clever so that they have assisted in the scientific discovery.3.they are not easy to talk to so that you have to use a language-changer to help.the mu-mus only speak in whispers.4.they eat food that contains carbon and drink a strange mixture of carrot juice and cocoa.1.they require the same atmosphere as humans.2.they are great engineers and very clever.3.they are able to travel many light years away from the earth, which can produce a strange liquid from their bodies.4.they are difficult to talk to so that you have to use a language-changer to help.the dimpods shout loudly in your ear.5.they eat food that contains carbon, which drink lemonade mixed with herbs.number of armssix armsmany armsnumber of legsa shell-covered legmany legshow it movesthey move forward by slowly shaking from side to side on a shell-covered leg.they skip around the pipes and between the wooden walls of the space station.step 6 post-reading t: what’s the main idea?s: the passage mainly tells us the strange things that he saw in the future.t: right.what is the purpose of writing the passage?s: writing the passage is to let us know what will happen in advance.s: i think the author attempted to encourage us to be brave enough to search for the future to speed up the development of science.